Strand2_Politics_and_Government

Political processes

• Online campaign
• Voting
• Lobbying
• Fund-raising
• Advertising

Government information sites

• Travel warnings
• Tourist information
• Environmental information and warnings
• Government policies
• City government websites

Access to, updating of, personal information held on government databases

• Collection, storage and updating of personal data:
  • Driving licence
  • Tax returns
  • Passport applications and renewals
  • Medical records
  • Military services records
  • Social security information
  • Online police records

Government controls and use of information

• Censorship
• Data matching accross agencies
• Archiving
• Biometric data
• National identity cards
• Manipulation of information or access to it

Law and order

• Police surveillance
• Terrorist monitoring
• DNA data

Militray

• Cyberwarfare
• Smart weapons
• Espionage
• Battlefield technology